Derya Yildirim & Grup Simsek — live event
Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek is a fresh and modern pop group which combines Anatolian Folk and contemporary grooves, often infused with psychedelic and progressive rock flavours. Led by Derya Yıldırım’s hypnotizing bağlama and vocals, the group draw a meaningful continuity from the Anatolian folk repertoire to their original songwriting, with a strong sound identity and a dancefloor- friendly energy. Born in 2014, Grup Şimşek is an "outernational" band with members hailing from several countries – Turkey, Germany, South Africa and France The line-up: DERYA YILDIRIM, singer and bağlama player ; HELEN WELLS, drummer from Cape town, South Africa; GRAHAM MUSHNIK and ANTONIN VOYANT, both multi-instrumentists and music wizards from French collective Catapulte Records ( Orchestre du Montplaisant, Guess What, Phat Dat). Following the release of Nem Kaldı (2017) and their first full-length album "Kar Yağar" (2019), the band toured Europe, from small clubs to prestigious festival stages in over 10 countries, and appeared live on BBC Radio 3, France Inter, Euronews and German-French TV channel Arte's concert program. They shared the stage with artists such as Selda Bağcan or Turkish psych legends Baba Zula, and also performed at Istanbul's renowned IKSV Club. The band is now ready to launch the second and final part of their double-album « DOST 1 & 2 », and are eager to hit the stage !
Starts: 2024-10-16T19:00:25Z
Ends: 2024-10-16T21:00:25Z
Where: 234 Starr Street, New York 11237, United States
Price: $29.96